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EVE Online: Now that's Hardcore.
Every now and then I read about other MMOs out there, and I always pause whenever I see EVE Online in the news. It kinda blows my mind what passes for "fun" in that game and sure enough, when I read in, I end up shaking my head in shock and disbelief at what you have to be prepared to lose anytime you log into that game (although, apparently you can often lose even more if you don't log in).
To fill in some missing details: EVE Online is an MMO in which you basically pilot spaceships about interstellar space. It is almost entirely a PvP oriented game, in which the players battle each other fairly relentlessly.
I gave the game a try once and on the beginning stages, the player's activities include gathering resources the make bigger ships (otherwise known as "mining") and doing some simple bounty-style quests for cash. All things considered, I didn't find this terribly fun.
Oh man, did I get the wrong idea. In the past year or so I have read repeated articles about the most hardcore player activities that just make me terrified to even think about setting foot in this game again.
